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Didn’t make it to Rome this Euro summer? Us neither. And in excellent news for art enthusiasts of the Harbour City, one of Europe’s most famous and beloved cultural sites is coming to us. From Friday, August 29, the Sistine Chapel will come to life in Sydney thanks to an immersive multisensory experience.
For context, the Sistine Chapel is a world-famous Renaissance chapel in the Vatican City, celebrated not only as the Pope’s private chapel but also as an artistic masterpiece – with Michelangelo’s famous painting The Last Judgment framing the ceiling, and other masterpieces lining the walls. The 15th century chapel attracts millions of visitors every year, but if you’re not up for facing the crowds in Italy, you can get a taste of the space right here.
Opening soon in Sydney’s Fever Pavilion, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition will bring the Renaissance masterpiece to life. Inside the Sydney Showground Pavilion, 34 of Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel will be recreated in true-to-size scale. Masters of immersion Fever (the people who brought the incredible immersive Van Gogh experience to Sydney back in 2020) will use a specially developed printing technique that mirrors the texture, colour, and detail of the original works.
While nothing quite compares to the real thing, the Sydney-based iteration of the chapel comes without the crowds and access-restricting scaffolding of the Roman version, allowing up-close encounters with the artwork. So far, the exhibition has mesmerised art lovers around the world – popping up in Paris, San Francisco and beyond. The Aussie debut popped up in Adelaide back in 2022, with many Sydneysiders travelling interstate to get up close and personal with the incredible, awe-inspiring art.
The self-guided experience within the chapel will take around 60-90 minutes, with sessions running between 10am to 4pm Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 10am to 5pm on Fridays, from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays and from 9am to 4pm on Sundays.
Keen? You can join the waitlist for tickets over here.
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